FSCS declares six advice firms in default in November & December

13 overall

Sophie King
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) declared 13 firms in default in the months of November and December 2020, six of which were financial advice firms.

In November, the lifeboat fund declared the following companies in default: Drew Financial Services, Fiducia Wealth Solutions - formerly Regen Investments, J L Fisher Financial Services and Mentor Financial Limited. Then, in December, it declared Optimus Wealth Management and Walker Woodhead Financial Planning in default. In addition, Ober Private Clients, which specialised in promoting and arranging investments in enterprise investment schemes, was also declared in default. Watch: Interview with PIMFA's Simon Harrington on FSCS, regulatory fees and lobbying for change Between Ma...

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